Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-10
STATE NEWS.
ARoosrooK.

During the winter season . heater car will
leave Boston every Friday for Houlton and
Woodstock to take fruit and other perishable
freight.
Number of cars shipped from Houlton sta
ton from Nov. 2sth to Dec. inclusive:
Lumber 9; hay s; potatoes g.; shingles 5
leather 2; miscellaneous 4 /; furniture /; ex-
tract /; total, 80 cars
DIR. Fitzmaurice reports c. A. Moore, who
met with a severe accident two weeks ago, as
getting along nicely.
PEsoBscoT.
Leland Bither, an old and we'll known res
ident Of Bradford. was found dead in his bed
Sunday morning by his daughter who went in
10 call him. He had worked all the day be-
fore and had retired in usual health. The
cause of his death is supposed to have been
heart disease. He was about IS years old
Solomon T. Burnham, who was bound over
to the February term of court on suspicion
of setting the fire at the building on Ex-
change street, Bangor. in $500 bonds, was
released Thursday, Philo Carlow, of Brewer,
being the bondsman.
1t is fine sleighing at Greenville and in the
storm Of Monday, Dec. 5th, several inches of
snow fell, making just the right amount for
| smooth going.
PiscATAoUIs.
The Milo excelsior mill is doing fine
| business this fall II turned out last week
twenty three tons of the stuff
| A very fine new hearse made at the State
Prison, has ust been purchased By the town
Of Monson.
The new saw mill Of Messrs. +. j.
Fred Webster at Shirley will be started for
| the season about the first of next week.
They are cutting large amount of lumber
| there and will be likely to make business
lively around Shirley this winter.
SOMERSET.
Mrs. Loyie Foss, of st. Adams an aged
lady, fell down cellar and broke her shoulder
AMI arm recently.
| The Maine Central Railroad Co. are max
ing extensive repairs on the Pittsheld station.
The new addition to the Pioneer Wooden
| Mill Of Pittsfeld is now nearly completed,
and will soon be supplied with new and inn
proved machinery, increasing the productive
| capacity OF the mill to large extent.
| ID. s. Willie closed his singing school last
| Tuesday evening after pleasant term of
| twelve nights.
| A. J. Moore & Son of Hartland have their
new mill ready for machinery, which is ar
| irving as fast they can place the same.
| The floor of their establishment covers IA, =
| 900 square feet
| The Sebasticook & Moosehead road was
opened for travel one year ago the 18th ut.
during which time about 5000 passengers
have been carried over the line.
At a special meeting at 10 A. NJ. Satur-
day at Brighton it was voted to pay the old
iebts of the town at 80 per cent. discount
the terms offered. This sum, to be raised by
tax, will double the town tax next year.
A serious accident happened on the Big
pond" at Palmyra last Friday evening as the
boys were skating. They were playing
'chornm" and were in the midst Of an excit-
ing game. In making rush for the goals
one of the larger boys ran into d
little boy who was thrown violently
onto the solid ice, striking on the
left side of his head, rendering him uncon
scious. He was Immediately taken to q
house near by where he cared for unit
consciousness was partially restored. 1t was
a narrow escape for the little fellow.
An accident to the water wheel of the
| WOODEN mill at Skowhegan last THURSDAY
morning necessitated a shut down for tina
day.
SEARsMoSr.--- Correspondent write,
| Zee. u oTtH l. uiitT is teHcHluP stHOol IL
Appleton. Ada NJ. Maddocks is teaching il
| Union. William Mason of Montvlle i,
| teaching at Client Miss Margaret Gum i,
very sick. Rev. &. NJ. Stilphen and J. G
Knight are visiting on the kennebe J
| Crooker Jr., of Augusta gave reading her,
Saturday eve. He is very highly compliment
ed by those who heard him. He was accom-
panied by II. Plaisted. Rev. j. +. Hartman
of Pttsfcld occupied the pulpit Of the NJ. +
| church Sunday. He gave an entertainment
| with magic lantern Saturday eve.---The vii
lagc schools commenced yesterday with tn.
same teachers as in the fall term.
York.
Sheriff Hamilton seized a valise containing
a tiyc-galion jug of liquor at the Boston 4
Maine station in Saco Tuesday evening, AM
later, accompanied by Officer Beck, made q
haul of 100 gallons that arrived at the Eastern
depot on the | 80 freight
+. II. Fairfield of Saco, has built a larg,
house on his land on Beach street Saco. fitteC
expressly for the raising of ducks. into which
business Mr.. Fairfield intends extensively To
| engage. Yesterday he received by express
one hundred and twenty five ducks for hi.
new establishment.
The Young ladies' guild of Trinity church
at Grand Army hall, Saco, Dec. 18th. The
entertainment will consist of charades tab
leaux and pautomines and many handsome
articles suitable for Christmas gifts will be
disposed of.